William Robinson of Dorchester

From Increase Robinson, Senior, of Taunton by James H. Dean, Esq. The Robinsons and their kin folk Robinson Family Genealogical and Historical Association. Published 1902 by The Association in New York, N.Y .  Page 21-26:

So far as known Increase Robinson was the first person bearing the name of Robinson who settled in Taunton. He was the second son of William and Margaret Robinson who came, it is thought, from Canterbury, England, in 1637 and settled in Dorchester.

Nothing whatever is known of the parentage or birthplace of this William Robinson. Nor is it known in what ship he came or the exact date of his arrival. His name first appears as a member of the church in Dorchester in a list of those belonging to that church November 4, 1639. He was made a Freeman of the town May 18,1642, and the following year was made a member of the "Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company " of Boston.

His first recorded purchase of real estate was February 25, 1651, when he bought of John Phillips of Boston for ,£150 an estate in Dorchester near unto Naponsett River with the dwelling house, outhouses, barns, gardens and orchards, together with several adjacent and outlying parcels of upland and meadow, in all 73 acres. He owned and operated a corn water-mill on "Tidemill Creeke, standing on the tide in the creeke commonly called Salt Creeke or Brooke, near Captaines Neck." In this mill he met his death, as recorded in the Diary of the Rev. John Eliot in Roxbury Church Records: "Died 6, 5, 1668, Robinson, a brother of ye church at Dorchester, was drawn through by ye cog wheel of his mill and was torn in pieces and slain."

He had by his wife Margaret, four children, two sous and two daughters.

• 1. Samuel, baptised June 14, 1640.
• 2. Increase, baptised March 14, 1642. Against his name on the record appears in parenthesis (went to Taunton).
• 3. Prudence, baptised Dec. 1643.
• 4. Waiting, baptised April 26, 1646.

He married a second wife, Ursula, widow of Samuel Hosier. Of this marriage there was no issue. His wife Ursula survived him.

He left a will which was allowed July 1, 1668. The larger part of his real estate he gave to his oldest son Samuel. To his son Increase, he gave four acres of salt marsh, several parcels of upland, "and halfe of all my common rights I have in Dorchester and that with what I have already given him to bee his portion." He also gave "my sonn Increase eldest sonn that bears my name," twenty shillings. Administration was granted to his son Increase, his son-in-law John Bridge husband of Prudence, and his son-in-law Joseph Penniman husband of Waiting.

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